Exploring the Dharma through Poetry

Each moment of life - both the ordinary and the extraordinary - is imbued with "alive" presence. Being awake to this alive presence gives us an immediate sense of life's meaning.

This feeling is what poets try to capture in verse. Using poetry as our inspiration and our guide, we will explore how mindfulness and gratitude can help us experience a more continuous sense of alive presence.

This daylong will consist of sitting and walking meditation practice interspersed with dharma discussions based on a selection of poems.

All are welcome.

The program is suitable for both beginning and experienced meditation students.

Phillip Moffitt

At the peak of his career, former CEO and Editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine, Phillip Moffitt, traded in his worldly aspirations to explore the inner life. He subsequently founded the Life Balance Institute and now teaches vipassana meditation with an emphasis on living the dharma in daily life. Phillip is a co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the author of Emotional Chaos to Clarity and Dancing with Life.